The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Come here, everyone, come and get some candy from me."

Liu Minghui waved his hand and asked the dozen or so children to come closer.

Liu Minghui hadn't been back for a long time, and these children didn't recognize him anymore. However, the temptation of candy was quite strong, and when they heard that there was candy to eat, these children gathered around him.

"What's your name?"

Liu Minghui asked with a smile, touching the little kid leading the group.

"My name is Erdan, are you Daya's third uncle?"

A little boy of three or four years old looked at Liu Minghui with envy.

"Daya, is Yumei here?"

Hearing this, Liu Minghui looked around the crowd but couldn't find his niece, so he could only ask.

"Uncle San, I know. Daya is not here. She is over the mountain."

A little boy who looked no older than five replied.

Liu Minghui's home is at the foot of the mountain, which is why these kids say "that side of the mountain".

"Oh, that's how it is. Here, two candies each. I'll share them among you."

Seeing this, Liu Minghui was not in a hurry and distributed candies to a dozen children.

At this time, Liu Wu had already sent the people who had just been watching to work, and when he came back and saw Liu Minghui, he said.

"Oh, Minghui, you are so generous. This candy is so expensive."

Liu Wu knew the price of the candy, and he said sadly that in his opinion, it would be great to exchange these for food so that he could have a few more bites to eat.

"It's okay, uncle. I'm here to bring you some food. Look at this cart."

Liu Minghui said nonchalantly, pointing to the big truck next to him. At this time, Liu Dazhuang was also shouting from the car.

"Yes, uncle, please take us to the granary quickly."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu trembled as he walked to the side of the car, stretched his neck to look inside, and was immediately shocked.

"Oh, this is great. Come on, hurry up and I'll take you there."

There was no other way. After the grain from last year's autumn harvest was distributed, together with the sweet potatoes and corn that were planted, it was only enough to barely fill the stomach. This was because Liujia Village had a good harvest. After all, it was close to the river and had no shortage of water for irrigation. However, it could not resist the in-laws of some women in the village who came to beg for food.

Now the village no longer has a big canteen, and the food allocated to each household is not enough. They come to the village office to borrow food, but there is none. So Liu Wu finds Liu Minghui who works in the city.

Soon, the car arrived at the granary. Without any help from others, the three of them helped unload the grain.

"Luckily, we have you. Otherwise, the village would be in trouble during this lean period."

Although Liu Wu was feeling melancholy at the moment, the storage of this batch of grain was life-saving grain for him, or for Liujia Village.

"I heard that the price of grain on the black market is much higher this year. Don't worry, Minghui. Uncle won't take your things. I estimate that there will be a few pigs for sale by the end of the year. I will leave them all to you."

Liu Wu promised solemnly.

"You are too kind, uncle. Liujia Village is where I grew up. The villagers are more or less my relatives. How can I stand by and watch someone die without helping him?"

After Liu Minghui finished speaking, he asked a question.

"There's not enough food to eat now, why are we still raising pigs?"

After hearing this, Liu Wu explained helplessly.

"This is a task. Fortunately, our village is close to the mountains, so we can feed the pigs with enough grass. It's just a bit hard work."

Liu Minghui understood immediately. Raising pigs now is different from before. You have to get piglets from the commune. If you get two, you only need to hand in one, and the rest are yours.

That’s why people in the village raise pigs. After all, at the end of the year, these pigs can be slaughtered and the meat can be divided.

Distributing meat at the end of the year is a big happy event in the village.

"That's it, I understand."

After chatting with Liu Wu for a while, the two went home.

"Second Uncle. Third Uncle, you're back."

As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, I heard a girl's voice. When I looked closely, I found that it was Brother Liu Minghui's daughter.

"Oh, my little niece, uncle will hug you."

Liu Minghui opened his arms and hugged Liu Yumei in his arms.

"Where are your grandparents?"

When Liu Minghui entered the room, he didn't see anyone, so he asked Liu Yumei.

"Grandpa and his family went to the fields. Grandma and my brother are at home."

Liu Yumei answered pretentiously.

At this time, Liu's mother heard the sound and came out.

"Who's coming?"

"mom."

Seeing Liu's mother coming out, Liu Minghui and Liu Dazhuang shouted in unison.

When she saw that there were two people, Liu's mother was immediately very happy.

"Hey, why are you two back? Come in and sit down quickly. Your dad and the others haven't come back from the fields yet."

Mother Liu happily brought the two into the house, and then hurriedly poured water for them to drink.

"Mom, I'll do it myself."

Seeing this, Liu Dazhuang hurriedly took action himself.

"Mom, you are at home taking care of the kids now."

Liu Minghui asked with a smile.

"Yes, we have enough food and drink at home now, and you bring money back every month. Your father loves me and won't let me work in the fields. I can only take care of your brother's children."

After hearing this, Liu Minghui nodded, thinking that his elder brother was still very filial and it was worth it for him to bring back ten yuan and food every month.

When the family was divided before, Liu's father and his wife refused to accept the money, but Liu Minghui finally gave it to them. He said that the money was for the two elders, but in fact it was a subsidy for the eldest brother's family. After all, the eldest brother's family was not as well off as himself and the second brother. They still relied on the harvest from the fields to make a living.

"Hey, I heard that my sister-in-law's family also came to ask for money. Mom, you didn't give it to her, did you?"

Liu Dazhuang suddenly said at this time that he was not like Liu Minghui, who came back often and was therefore able to know these things.

After hearing this, Liu's mother sighed.

"Alas, who doesn't have a wife? Almost everyone has been here. It's because our village has an easy life."

"Didn't I hear that my sister-in-law had a falling out with her family? How dare they come here?"

Liu Minghui asked curiously after hearing this.

Liu Minghui clearly remembered that some years ago, Liu Zhiqiang met Yang Xiu Lan from a nearby village at a rally. The two fell in love with each other at that time. It happened that the time had come for them to get married, and Liu's mother was arranging an introduction, so Liu Zhiqiang proposed to marry Yang Xiu Lan.

Liu's mother was not the kind of person who was too picky about her daughter-in-law. When she saw that her son liked her, she asked around and learned that Yang Xiulan was also a good daughter-in-law who could manage the household well. She immediately found a matchmaker and went to her house to propose marriage.

It turned out that the Yang family was short-sighted and made a huge request, directly asking for 20 kilograms of flour as a dowry from the Liu family. Because of this, the two almost didn't get married.

Although the Liu family finally gritted their teeth and moved out, it also directly led to Yang Xiulan not returning to her parents' home for two or three years after her marriage.

I had been planning on never having any contact with them again, but I didn't expect that now that I saw that the Liu family had become wealthy, they would come to me.

"Of course I remember, so I didn't give it to him and just drove him away. Your sister-in-law didn't object."

Mother Liu said with a smile on her face that she was really disgusted at the time. Who would marry off their daughter like this? It was like selling their daughter.

If Yang Xiulan had not worked hard and put the Liu family first after she got married, Liu's mother would have been angry for the rest of her life.